Cake pan



March 25,1958 S.R.PAR1S 2,827,849

CAKE PAN Filed May 28, 1954vl 2 sheets-sheet 1 INVENToR.

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CAKE PAN f Filed May 28. 1954 2 sheets-sheet 2 INVENToR.

www 1c zum' Amrney United safes Patent 2,827,849 CAKE PAN y Secondo R. Paris, Cleveland, Ohio Applicaties May z8, 1954, serial No. .433,003 3 claims. (ci. sis-43s) `Thiswinvention relates to baking and more particularlyy Among the principalobjects of the invention is theprovision of a cake baking pan, that;

a. Is convertible in a simple and quick manner to a variety of dierent shapes and sizes;

b. Permits of a quick and easy removal of a baked cake from the pan;

`c. Includes a plate and a plurality of interconnectible panel orwallelerents adapted to be supported in ,desired array andsize onfthe plate for the receipt ofthe cake batter v lithinthe"l onnes thereof, and p Y .d. Includes'a'plate and a plurality of panel elements. for attachmentto one another in 'continuous yseries arrange rne'ntl to. `form th'eperiinetral bounds of a cake to be baked andwherein` sfaid plate can be used as a server after` the removal ofthe panel elements from the baked cakeand plate.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the drawings, taken in connection with the description and wherein;

Fig. 1 is a top elevation view of a cake plate constituting a part of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation view of a cake baking pan including the plate of Fig. 1 as a part thereof.

Fig. 3 is au enlarged partly cross-sectionalized fragmentary view of the cake pan shown by Fig. 2, clearly disclosing the attachable and detachable panel elements of the pan;

Fig. 4 is a View taken substantially along lines 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary top elevation view of the pan of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary vertical partly cross-sectionalized view of a rim portion of the plate of Fig. 1.

Similar reference numerals throughout the several views refer to like parts.

This invention was devised for the purpose of providing a cake baking pan which can readily be changed to various shapes and sizes, that is rectangular, square, circular of varying size and even heart shape all with solely the use of one plate and a plurality of like panel elements or members that are adapted to be assembled in desired shape and size on the plate. Through the provision of a plurality of predetermined shaped grooves arranged in overlapping relation on the upper surface of the plate and the provision of a predetermined number of the panel elements attachable and detachable from one another, depending on the size and shape of the cake to be baked, a cake pan assembly is had which occupies the space of Say only one normal cake pan while in effect constituting a plural number of different cake pans. The party utilizing this cake pan assembly can as desired arrange a predetermined number of panel elements on the plate to a size and shape comforming to the particular groove shape and size chosen. A stand or base portion of each panel element is adapted to be received in the selected groove 4and an adjoining portion of each panel element affords means for supporting the panel elements in vertical extension on the plate so as to define a enclosure of desired shape and size with "a `selected. portion of the plate forming the bottom ofthe enclosure. The batter for making the cake is adapted to be poured into said enclosure.

After the cake is baked, the panel elements are detached from one another to thus provide an easy mannerv of freeing Athe cake from baked engagement therewith.

With the panel elements removed the cake can be frosted if desired in its position on the plate and can subsequently be served directly from the plate.

Referring to the drawing for more specific details of the invention 1.0 refers generally to a cake baking pan comprising basically a plate nor base 12 and a plurality of panel or wall elements 14.

Plate 12 includes `integral shelf and perimetralmim portions 16 and 18 respectively with rim portion 16 serving as a stand for the plate. A plurality of interconnected grooves 20, 22, 24, 26, 2S and 30 areprovided on the upper surface of shelf 16, with grooves 24, 26 and 23` being circular in form and arranged concentric to one another with circular groove 24 being largest in diameter and circular grooves 26 and 28 being consecutively smaller than one another.

VA `combination, of a part of grooves 20` and `22 `forms ai, smaller rectangle than that formed hylgroove` 20 alone.

ferent grooves have portions thereof coinciding with one another, thus providing a very compact structure capable of great utility in the baking of a plurality of different size and shape cakes.

Panel or wall elements 14 each comprises basically a fiat upright or vertical portion 32 and an integral base or horizontal portion 34. Base portion 34 isv curved 36 at its junction with upright portion 32, said curved section 36 being complementary to the curvature of the grooves for receipt therein as shown by Fig. 4, with the major part of base portion 34 lying horizontally in bearing relation upon the upper surface 38 of shelf 16. As such the panel or wall elements 14 are effectively supported as desired on the plate 12.

One vertical edge 40 of each element has a folded over rib or bead 42 and the opposite vertical edge 43 of each element has a pair of vertically spaced curved fingers 44. A pair of spaced slots 46 are provided adjacent bead 42 and conform in spacing to the fingers 44. Slots 46 are of a size width and lengthwise slightly greater than fingers 44 so as to permit of ease in the insertion of said fingers 44 into slots 45 for the attachment of the panel elements in series attached relation with one another. Fingers 44 in addition to their tit relation with slots 46 have an internal curvature of a size conforming with the external size of bead 42 and as such fingers 44 embrace blead 42 when said fingers are received in their appropriate s ots.

ln arranging panel elements 14 upon the shelf 16 of plate 12 with the bead and ngers thereof hinged together the upright portion of panel elements 14 are arranged perpendicular to shelf 16 with the base portions of the panel elements extending outwardly toward the rim of the plate.

By way of example in the use of the panel elements Groove 22 is square in form where- .as groove 20 is rectangular in form. i

:germanal 14,4 a predetermined number thereof would be required to be mounted upon shelf 16 in series attached relation with the curved sections 36 vof the base portions of the panel elements 'seatedin groove 20, to provide for the baking of a loaf 'or-rectangular cake. Y i A Thus in the establishing of an'enclosure lfor the baking of a particular cake be it loaves of`varied sizes as defined byy groove 20 or a combination of groovesy 20 and 22, square as defined by groove 22, round as dened by grooves 24, 26 or 28, or heartas defined byg'roove 30, a predetermined number of panel elements 14 will be required.

With the panel elements so arranged for the baking of -a cake of particular shape'and size the shelf forms the bottom of the cake pan and the panel elements a continuous wall'or enclosure Vinto which the cake batter is adapted to be poured.

After the utilization of pan in the baking ofra 'cake it is then only necessary to detachthe elements 14 from hinged or connected relation with one'another therebyv readily filling the baked cake lfrom engagement therewith without fear of harming the cake inthe slightest manner. With the elements so removed, the cake can be frosted on the plate and subsequently served directly therefrom if so desired.

Althoughrthe cake pan as devised isfillustrated specicallyas to the selection of cake shapes to be baked and as tofthe form of panel elements it is obvious that material departures therefrom could be made without altering the basic premise that is a base or plate having varied confgurationgrooves therein and a plurality of'panel elements to be supported in desired conformity thereto. Accordingly the invention is to be interpreted in the light thereof a's -deined by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A cake baking pan comprising a plate having a at upper surface and a plurality of overlapping grooves `extending `downwardly from said iiat surface providing a plurality'of different overlapping shapes and a plurality of wall "elements secured'in hinged series relation with one another to forman enclosurey and to Yconform to one of the shapes formed by the grooves, each having a curved portion received in its appropriate groove and a flat portion arranged substantially at right angles to the at upper surface of the plate, and a third portion arranged substantially at right angles to the second portion and adjacent the curved portion adapted to bear upon the flat upper surface of the plate, extending outwardly toward the outer periphery of the plate, said plate including a perimetral stand portion and said wall elements being alike and having a plurality of spaced vertical slots adjacent one beaded vertical edgevoftheY second portion of each element, and a plurality of spaced fingers on the opposite vertical edge thereof, wherein the fingers of one element are adapted to be received inl the slots of the adjacent element in embracing relationship to the beaded edge thereof, whereby continuous arrangement of the elements hin'gedtogetherto conform toa selected groove shape provide an enclosure with the plate as the bottom thereof;

saidwall elements being adaptable and arranged in 'enclosure form fto conform to any desired shape formed by the grooves. p

p 2-. -A cake baking pan according Ytoclairn l, wherein the wallelements have a -muchgreater vertical height than width, wherein the overlapping vshapes on the upper surface of the plate have curved as well `as at form, andy wherein the wallelements because oftheir narrowness are u? adaptable to conform to curved or at forms.

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